Track liner



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Patented Oct :13, 1931 BENJAMIN H. nnnxnnnion AURORA; Lnrisorsnssienon, 33: Dinner (AND MEsNE ASSIGNM NTS; 1 o WESTERN WHEELED SCRAPER'COMPANY,. OE AURORA, ILLINOIS,

YA CORPORATION or 'ILLmoIs' Application filed August "20, 192 Serial %,;30322. a

i The present invention relates to 'trackrliners, such as" are commonly'employed for lining railway tracks. 1 4

' The primary object of the inventionis to provide a track liner in the form of a simple, compactunit, muchinthe nature of an. ae-

'cessory,adapted for instant associationwith a conventionaltype of a track lifting-jack,-

whereby a simple, efiicient track lineris formed. In{ this tool the jack functions to 1 produce the required force or pressure'to 'move the track, and the present unit'servesito convert. the liftingmotion of 1 he jacklinto a ,lateral shifting motion applied to the. track forlining the same? "The conventional'track lifting jack is always a standard part of the equipment of a railway section gang, and by the provision of the present unit such jack is made useable for the lining of tracks, as well as for track lifting. There is thus avoided the expense and inconvenience of carryinga special track liner, which is generally a heavy, cumbersome tool, and which only has the single utility of lining track.

In the accompanying drawings illustrating a preferred embodiment of my invention Fig. 1 is a side elevational view of the present device in use, showing a standard track lifting jack in place thereon Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the present device with the track jack removed Fig. 3 is a plan view of the same; and

Fig. 4 is atransverse sectional view taken approximately on the plane of the line 4-4 of Fig. 2.

The unit comprises a base or support 5 adapted for resting on the road bed between I the ties; The inner end of this base, corre- TRACK LINER g base-0i standard: ear lifting jack .14.

' This inclined support "is provided with suitable-meansTfor detachably seating and holding t'hebaseroft'he'jaclg'as Lshallfpresently describe. "An-end wall 15- extends downivardly from the outer end. of the-inclined ,wal-l '13 and joins the base ,5. 'Preferably a gfiange 16"eXte'nds downwardly fromthe rear end of the basef5gto engagein the b'allastfof V the track bed so? aslto'prevent the unit from shifting awayifrom the rail 6'1ind'er the stress of linin'git'lie track." It-willalsobe observed that the entire: area of the eiid wall 15 can serve asFanabutment surface for reacting against'theiearth 01' rock ballast constituting 6 the road bedllf desired,;suitable' flanges or gripping points may be disposed along the under side of the base5 for additional anchoragegbut I have found that the construc- 4 *tiOl'led-iSClOSBd is; adequate for maintaining a firin aiichorage in any road bed.

Y 7 Iii order thatTtlie zunit be of minimum j weight for-low; cos t and ready portability the sloping; surface :13 is preferablyconstructed 'as' an open franiepfFor example, the interifi mediate"portion= 'of this inclined support is left "open, as indicated at 17, andithe're em forceinent of'such supporting surface isobtained by" two ribs 18 formed integral with the under side: of this sloping surface and 30 'with' the end and" bottom' walls of the unit. Such end and bottom wallsare also provided with openings :19 and 20.:a cross web 21 in the upper part of the end wall re-enforcing 7 against ou'tward stresses. 1

the two side portions of this open's'upport is 1*;Tlie standard construction bftrack lifting -jackgenerally has an extended base 22 from which project lateral flanges 23; To detach- *ablymouut an d hold the jack on the inclined ita support 1'3 I have.1;' ro,videdtwo marginal flanges 24: formed along thelateral' edges of the supporting j}, surfac'ef13, these marginal' flanges having inwardly turned-flange por- "tion s 1124. 1 The '1 laterally extending base 'bfi flanges 23 of thejack are adapted' to slide infbetween. the marginalflang es 21 and to be held against; vertical displacement: OIYIOClF in 'movementon the supportiby-the'engage- 5 v :mentof the hook-like portions 245 1 9 j I 1 826,7, 56fd.

over the base flanges of the jack. Thus the flanges 24, in conjunction with the sloping surface 13, constitute in effect an inclined socket into which the base of a standard track lifting jack can be readily inserted.

The lifting element in this type of ack is generally in the form of a projecting foot or lug 25 extending outwardly from the standard of the jack and moving up and down in a slot in the lower part of this standard In the operation of lining a track, the present unit is placed between the ties at any dedesired point along the rail, and either on the inside or the outside thereof. In the place ing of the unit the pivot end 11 is located under the rail 6, either directly below or slightly beyond the rail. It will be observed that the unit is of relatively low height so that in many instances it can be forced under the rail without the necessity of digging out between the ties, but even where this diggingout is necessary only a shallow excavation is required because of the relatively shallow depth of the unit. -After the unit has been properly located under the rail, the base of the track lifting jack 14 is slipped in between the flanges 24- on the inclined supporting surface 13 with the lifting foot 25 engaging under the end of the lining bar 10. Thereupon, operation of the jack will result in the lining bar converting the upward lifting movement of the foot 25 into a combined lifting and thrusting pressure applied laterally to the rail 6. Because the bar 10 engages the rail between its pivots and its free end it operates with a mechanical advantage and this, together with the mechanical advantage of the jack will result in the shifting of the track laterally with the application of a relatively small effort on the jack handle. By'virtue of the angle of the jack relative to the swinging movement of the lining bar, the latter will remain in engagement with the lifting foot 25 through a considerable part of its upward travel, whereby a considerable throw can be given the track before any resetting of the device is necessary.

While, according to the preferred embodiment, the unit is constructed to receive a standard type of track lifting jack, it is within the purview of the invention to construct the unit otherwise. For example, for commercial reasons, it might be desirable to construct the unit so that it would only receive a specially designed jack also marketed by the manufacturer of the unit, such jack, however, being removable from the unit so that it could also be used for ordinary track lifting operations.

What I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A track liner comprising a base adapted for setting in the road bed adjacent the track, an inclined support on said base adapted detachably to mount a track lifting jack, and a lining bar pivoted to said base and adapted to be revolved in a path extending transversely of the track through actuation of said 'ack. J 2. A track liner comprisinga'base adapted for settingin the road bed adjacent the track, socket means on said base adapted detachably to receive and support a track lifting jack, and a lining bar pivoted to said base and adapted to engage a lifting foot on said jack for pivotal movement in the actuation of said 'ack. 3. A track liner comprising a base for setting in the road bed adjacent the track, an inclined support on said base having hook like flanges adapted to engage over the base of a track lifting'jack, said jack being removably mounted on said support, and a lining bar pivoted to the other end of said base and having its free end adapted to engage the lifting foot of the ack, whereby actuation of the jack results in said lining bar swinging upwardly and laterally relative to the track. 4-. In track lining means, a'base having a support adapted for reception of the base flange of a lifting jack and provided with elements disposed and adapted for engagement over said base flange, and a lining bar pivoted atone end to said base and of a length to rest upon the lifting foot'of the jack.

BENJAMIN H; FALKNER. 

